A street light pole casts a shadow of length 40 ft at the same moment that a man who is 5 ft and 6 in tall has a shadow of length 12 ft. How high is the street light rounded to the nearest tenth of a foot?
A) 18.3 ft
B) 18.4 ft
C) 69.8 ft

Question

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Let the height of the street light be x.
According to the problem, we have:
(x/40) = ((5*12+6)/12)
Simplifying the equation, we get:
x = 18.48 ft
Rounding off to the nearest tenth, we get:
x ≈ 18.4 ft
Therefore, the answer is choice B.

A Street Light Pole Casts a Shadow of Length 40